Location

History

Pilgrims Rest Cemetery was established circa 1843. It is also known by the name Busse Cemetery
after Samuel Busse, who had owned the land. The cemetery is now owned by the city of Pewaukee
which was annexed from the Pewaukee Town. The first burial was Nov. 30, 1843.

Records

There are no records for the old part of the cemetery. There are many graves in the old section that are unmarked or unreadable. Records for the newer part of the cemetery are available to the public by appointment. Contact:
Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
W240 N1798 Highway F
Waukesha, WI 53188

Mail requests will be answered at no charge.

There are transcriptions available 1845-1953 at the Waukesha County Historical Society
and Museum Research Center.

Transcription

The records below were copied from tombstones by Mr. & Mrs. Edgar Tallmadge, Secretary of Waukesha Co. Historical Society, with the assistance from Mr. Paul Niedermeir, in charge of Cemetery. Recopied by Janet (Golemgeske) Pace, in January of 2003 due to the number of relatives buried there. Also received info from the book at the City of Pewaukee that went up to Mar 26, 1992. There are also some dates up to the year 2000.